As expected, there has been plenty of reaction from the voluntary sector, with many people and organisations turning to Twitter to express anger, incredulity and sadness that an event of this kind not only existed nowadays but that it had also caused unwanted negative publicity for charities.

ACEVO is appalled by the misogyny & sexual assault reported at #PresidentsClub dinner. Charities have a duty to fundraise in line with their values.The majority of charities do this & their leaders will be equally horrified by these reports.We support @ChtyCommission investigation

The men-only dinner has brought our sector into disrepute. We need to stamp down on charity being used to excuse bad behaviour because it tars all philanthropists and charities. https://t.co/Sw3gvPncHF

We are shocked and appalled at the revelations from the #PresidentsClub. We fully support women’s rights to a safe workplace, particularly when carrying out this work for a charitable organisation. We stand against the abuse of power in all circumstances.

This whole #PresidentsClub thing is wrong on many levels, obvs, but strikes me as a ridic generational thing. Like hunting ??. A certain set of people think it’s ok to behave like that and continue to do so. Time’s up. You’re done. It’s over.

As my @NCVO colleagues (eg @ncvoliz) have been saying today, charities have been right to reject money raised at #PresidentsClub event. We need zero tolerance of sexual harassment - and also zero tolerance of accepting money raised in such disgusting circumstances

If the (now former) trustees of the #PresidentsClub want somebody independent & credible to distribute the funds on its balance sheet, I'll do it. For free. Those funds have already been raised & now need to go somewhere useful.

I can’t understand how any assessment of reputational risk which followed the Charity Commission’s published guidance to charity trustees could have justified these & other aspects of this year’s event - which is the sole annual activity of the #PresidentsClubpic.twitter.com/YSXL3g9Lu7

ACEVO is appalled by the misogyny & sexual assault reported at #PresidentsClub dinner.Charities have a duty to fundraise in line with their values.The majority of charities do this & their leaders will be equally horrified by these reports.We support @ChtyCommission investigation

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